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2023 Best Value History Schools in Massachusetts

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

13 Colleges
$36,611 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$35,574 Avg Salary

Finding the Best History School for You

In 2020-2021, 188 degrees and certificates were awarded to history students who went to a Massachusetts college or university. This makes it the #26 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value History Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in Massachusetts to see which programs offered the best value experiences for history students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value History Schools in Massachusetts

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for history majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best History Schools

#1

Westfield State University

Westfield, MA
$11,139 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Westfield State University the best value school in Massachusetts for history students. Westfield is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Westfield.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Westfield are $11,139 a year.

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#2

Worcester State University

Worcester, MA
$10,586 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Worcester State University is a great value for history students. Located in the midsize city of Worcester, Worcester State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Worcester State are $10,586 per year.

Full History at Worcester State University Report

#3

Fitchburg State University

Fitchburg, MA
$10,655 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Fitchburg State University is a great value for history students. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Fitchburg, Fitchburg State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Fitchburg State undergraduate students pay an average of $10,655 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full History at Fitchburg State University Report

$11,675 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Salem State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best history schools in Massachusetts. Located in the large suburb of Salem, Salem State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Salem State are $11,675 per year.

Read full report on History at Salem State University

#5

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA
$61,706 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Boston College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value History Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the small city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Boston College are $61,706 per year.

Boston College also made our Best History Schools in Massachusetts list, coming in at #5.

Full History at Boston College Report

#6

Simmons University

Boston, MA
$43,062 Average Tuition & Fees

Simmons University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value history programs. Located in the city of Boston, Simmons is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Simmons are $43,062 per year.

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$57,592 Average Tuition & Fees

Northeastern University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value history programs. Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Northeastern undergraduate students pay an average of $57,592 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Northeastern also is in the top 20% of our Best History Schools in Massachusetts ranking.

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#8

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA
$55,587 Average Tuition & Fees

Harvard University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for history students. It came in at #8 on the list. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Harvard are $55,587 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Harvard is ranked #2 for overall quality for history in Massachusetts.

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$14,677 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Massachusetts - Boston did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for history students. It came in at #9 on the list. UMass Boston is a fairly large public school located in the city of Boston.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UMass Boston are $14,677 a year.

Read full report on History at University of Massachusetts - Boston

$16,439 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Massachusetts Amherst came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value History Schools in Massachusetts ranking. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Amherst.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UMass Amherst are $16,439 a year.

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Best Value History Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Value History Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Rhode Island 42
Connecticut 85
New Hampshire 228
Maine 5
Vermont 71

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History Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
History 4,391

Majors Similar to History

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 199,724
Psychology 42,013
Social Sciences 22,292
Communication & Journalism 12,242
Library Science 5,929

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 13 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Abraham Ortelius.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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